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Epcot Debuts Sweet and Savory Waffles for the Holidays!

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Epcot’s Holidays Around the World celebration features holiday customs and flavors from across the globe. Each country’s Pavilion in World Showcase offers a treat reflecting a bit of traditional holiday cuisine in the represented culture.

Promenade Refreshments has received another festive menu makeover. Take a look!

Promenade Refreshments Holiday Menu

Okay, so there are a few traditional treats on the menu… hot cocoa, apple cider, and mint tea, to name a few. Even with those, however, there is an option to add a twist. We’ll get back to that in a little bit.

For now, let’s focus on a couple of traditional holiday flavors presented in a very non-traditional way: the Savory Seasonal Waffle and the Sweet Potato Casserole Waffle! Then, we’ll head over to the bevvies!

Promenade Refreshments Menu

Sweet Potato Casserole Waffle

Um…kudos to the chefs who think these things up! Let’s chat about — the Sweet Potato Casserole Waffle! YUM! Look at that thing!

Sweet Potato Casserole Waffle

The difference here lies in the batter: it’s made of sweet potato. The flavor combo of the batter along with the more-than-ample toppings of marshmallow, pecan, and caramel sauce was absolutely terrific.

And I thought it still looked great even after I “opened up” the waffle!

Inside of the Sweet Potato Waffle

I’d anticipated something way more gooey (I think I was expecting more of a marshmallow “fluff” topping), but this was much easier to handle. I wasn’t expecting to enjoy it as much as I did. While I liked both waffles, the Sweet Potato Casserole Waffle was the winner.

Just a note: be prepared to wait a few minutes (maybe four or five) for your waffle, because they are made per order. I didn’t mind the wait, because it meant each waffle came to me fresh and hot.

But if savory is more your thing…

Savory Seasonal Waffle

The Savory Seasonal Waffle brings together elements of a traditional American holiday feast: turkey, gravy, and cranberry, all together on a waffle made of…wait for it…stuffing batter!

Savory Seasonal Waffle

Stuffing! Batter! This is not Thanksgiving ingredients on your standard waffle. The stuffing batter is what elevated this dish for me; I am not typically a fan of all of my holiday meal components smashed together, because it makes everything too mushy for my tastes.

Stuffing Batter Waffle

But here, the stuffing crisped up nicely as a waffle, so it retained its flavor, yet had a pretty good crunch. The textures of the ingredients balanced each other well. My other favorite component was the cranberry relish.

Inside of the Savory Seasonal Waffle

And if you still have room in your belly for a holiday extra, let’s check out some of the drinks!

Peanut Butter Hot Cocoa and More Holiday Drinks

Clearly, you’re going to need something to wash these down ;).

Holiday Drink Menu

If cider is what you crave, you can have a traditional cider or change it up a bit by adding toasted marshmallow, hazelnut, or (for a little kick) Frangelico. Chai is served regular or pumpkin spiced.

And you can add one of the following flavors to your hot cocoa: toasted marshmallow, salted caramel, or peanut butter.

Yep, I said it: Peanut Butter! The picture below is deceptively simple. It does little to convey the pure awesomeness that is Peanut Butter Hot Cocoa!

Peanut Butter Hot Cocoa

The cocoa smells like only peanut butter – it’s almost strange to wrap your head around it. I could smell it from several feet away while it was being poured!

But when it comes to drinking, it’s that perfect blend of salty-and-sweet that the combination of peanut butter and chocolate is famous for. It’s like drinking a Peanut Butter Cup… which I realize sounds kind of gross, but in actuality is Totally. Awesome.

The waffles make me think that the chefs have been hanging out on Pinterest where everything can be put in a waffle iron. Still, if I were there right now I’d be ordering both of them with a peanut butter hot cocoa to wash it down. I’m a sucker for seasonal offerings.

I’ll be in Epcot on 12/21, and even though I have a 4:30 reservation at Via Napoli for the Candelight Processional package, and I will just have to find some room for a sweet potato waffle and a pb hot cocoa! Yum! Thanks for the great find! So excited!

I think both of the waffles sound wonderful. I’d really like to try both of them, but I think I’d like the sweet waffle even better if they used a few big marshmallows and toasted them for you. Yum. I would also like to try all 3 of the hot chocolates; they all sound so good. Oh my, I have to be so patient to wait for my next holiday trip!

Thanks for the great review & photos. My tummy is rumbling just looking at them. I heard someone mention on a podcast that they tried these during Wine & Dine marathon weekend last month. I really hope they have them again next year – that’s the time of year we’ll be there!

Hi, Jen! I believe they were only available during “Holidays Around the World” (and maybe just a few days after). That event officially wrapped on Dec 30th. We’ll be checking out Promenade Refreshments again soon to see what’s new :). Hope you have an awesome trip!!